Archive for May, 2009

What’s in our next wine shipment from Israel?

Monday, May 25th, 2009

We’re knee-deep now in all the details of readying our next shipment of several hundred cases of wine from Israel…label approvals and bottle-stickering, agreeing on payment terms and pricing with wineries, scheduling US visits from winemakers to support selling, negotiating pick-ups and all the freight forwarder details that need confirming.
The wines will ship in a [...]

Will You Help Me Introduce People to Israeli Wine?

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Over the past 2 years, I’ve discovered how taking people into the Israeli wine scene broadens their understanding of what Israel is all about.
The wine takes them well behind what I have come to call the CNN Curtain.
If you haven’t heard, we just launched our Proud to Pour Wine Tour  and we’re excited to get [...]

Do you make your wine mean something…or not?

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

What does wine mean to you?
Does it mean anything at all beyond being a vehicle for catching a “buzz”? (I hope so, since wine is the most metaphysical food in the Universe)
Is the wine you drink and who you buy it from a reflection of what/who/where you care about?
Think about what (and how) you drink? [...]

Texans Love Israeli Wine

Friday, May 15th, 2009

We’ll be taking Texas by storm in June.
The Houston ABC news team got us started with some great coverage.
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Don’t Let ‘Em Beat the Dream Out of You

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

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Join Me on The Proud to Pour Tour

Friday, May 8th, 2009

I’m excited to announce the opening of membership in our Proud to Pour Tour!
Watch this 8 minute video to learn what the Proud to Pour Tour is, how we came to call it that, and the benefits of Membership in the Tour.
Then Join Us on the Tour. Then gift a friend or family member a [...]

So Proud of My Son Noah

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Last weekend my son Noah and our entire family celebrated his bar mitzvah.
It’s great when your kids turn out better than you – kinder, smarter, bigger in every way.
Here’s a pic we took of him Thursday night before his bar mitzvah during a final run-through of his chanting of his Torah portion – Kedoshim from [...]

Family Pics from Meishar Winery

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Zeev Smilansky, proprietor/winemaker of Meishar winery – and my friend – sent me pictures this morning.
See the wildflowers that blossomed nearby them this year!
His wonderful wife Chaya is standing amidst them.

Zeev annd Chaya stayed with our family in Chicago for a long weekend earlier this year.
The Meishar wine that has been a hit of our [...]